"teredo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: teredos [plural], teredoes [plural]
Rhymes: -iːdəʊ Etymology: From Latin terēdō (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “wood-worm”). Compare Ancient Greek: τέρην (térēn, “smooth, gentle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|terēdō|t=woodworm}} Latin terēdō (“woodworm”), {{der|en|grc|τερηδών||wood-worm}} Ancient Greek τερηδών (terēdṓn, “wood-worm”), {{desc|grc|τέρην|gloss=smooth, gentle}} Ancient Greek: τέρην (térēn, “smooth, gentle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|teredoes}} teredo (plural teredos or teredoes)
  1. (zoology) A mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially the shipworm, Teredo navalis. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Bivalves Translations (Translations): корабен червей (koraben červej) [masculine] (Bulgarian), taret [masculine] (French), teredine [feminine] (Italian), korotipa (Maori)

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